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The Australasian (combined Australian and New Zealand) Olympic Team at Stockholm's Roddforening [Rowing Association], 1912 / photographer unknown

from State Library of New South Wales

• 3 older comments, and then…
• mikescottnz said:

  Great vintage Australasian budding dominions before the ANZAC troops emerged at Gallipoli in WWI .Is there a Maori man in the photo'?

• Dedi Raspi said:

  Great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• State Library of New South Wales said:

  Yes mikescottnz, it made sense for the New Zealanders to join the Australians as there were only a few of them. The men mostly wear the Australian blazer here and the two women were Australia's first two women swimming champions who won gold and silver at Stockholm, but for some reason have the NSW badge on their coats. Malcolm Champion,New Zealand's first gold medallist, was in the men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle with three Australians, so this team is very significant in the Olympic history of both countries.

• mikescottnz said:

  Thanks for that , do you know which chap is Malcolm in this photograph?

• State Library of New South Wales said:

  The National Library has a photograph of the winning team at: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an21171586 but they do not say whether Boardman is on the extreme left or right. See also: www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3446366931/